340 THE PLUM. 



tened at ends, suture distinct, shallow ; surface violet, 

 bloom light blue ; stalk an inch long, cavity narrow ; 

 flesh rather firm, greenish yellow, rich, sugary, of very 

 high and excellent flavor, free from the oval, compressed 



Fig. 260— Early Royal. Fig. 261— Red Gage. 



Fig. 262— Purple Favorite. Fig. 263— Royal 



stone. Ripens rather late, hanging long, and slightly 

 shrivelling on the tree. Shoots smooth, resembling those 

 of the Green Gage. A spurious sort is often dissemi- 

 nated. 



Red Apricot. {Syn. Abricotee Rouge.) Size medium, 

 oval, flattened at ends ; stalk nearly an inch long, cavity 

 slight ; skin clear red in the shade, violet in the sun ; 

 bloom blue, copious ; flesh orange, sweetish, rather dry 

 and insipid. Season medium. Shoots smooth. French. 



Red Gage. Medium or rather small, round-ovate, brown" 

 ish-red, stalk rather slender, cavitv narrow ; flesh green- 



